How Racism & Sexism in America Led to Her Journey to Jamaica

Yolanda is of Jamaican descent born and raised in the US. Like myself, Yolanda's father is Jamaican and she was raised with Jamaican values in America. In our conversation we discuss the challenges of being a black woman in corporate America, the impact of the relationship with her father and her love and affection for Jamaica. All of these factors combined have led her on a path of rediscovery of Jamaica. Yolanda is now in the very beginning stages of making a move to Jamaica. This is part one of our conversation. In part 2, we turn the tables and Yolanda asks me questions about my journey to Jamaica and my experience having lived here for over 15 years.
0:00 Intro
2:00 Yolanda's Origin Story
4:36 Why She Started Thinking About Moving to Jamaica 🇯🇲
9:20 Managing the Health of Aging Parents
11:49 Coming Back After 7 Years Away
13:40 The Current Plan to Move
14:32 The Difference in How you Feel in Jamaica 🇯🇲 Compared to the US 🇺🇸
16:52 The Jamaican 🇯🇲 American 🇺🇸 Experience
21:45 How would You See Yourself Moving Here?
23:40 Living part of the year in Jamaica 🇯🇲
25:22 End of Part 1 Intro to Part 2
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